dead presidents 美钞
Has it ever happened to you?
happen to do 碰巧发生，to做不定式
sth. happen to sb.
to是介词，happen这里做“发生了”
= come up 可相互替换
sth. occur to sb. 某人想到了某事
Have
you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered
there was a large bank note in your back pocket?
remember / recall / recollect
sth. 回忆起某个事情
remind sb. of sth. 使某人回忆起某事
We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were
produced by Galileo's spyglass if we recall that
in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular
contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth; and if a
single curved glass would distort nature, how much more would a pair of
them?
She could no longer recollect the details
of the letter.
As its composition and line reminded him
of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy
it.
bank note / banknote / note
纸钞 （英）
bill 美钞 （美）
a fake / counterfeit $20 bill 假钞
Bill / William
coin 硬币
change 零钱（不可数）
bill note coin 可数
When
you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than
white?
rescue / save “救人/物“
When a passing tanker rescued them five days
later, both men were genuinely sorry that they had to leave.
Vince is a fireman. Wow! Have you ever
rescued anyone from a
burning building before?
come / go to one’s rescue
来/去救某人
pick up sb. 救起某人，尤其只用飞机、轮船救上来
salvage ... from ... 只能是就事物，不能是救人
savior / saviour
n. 救世主；救星；救助者
a knight in shining armor 穿着闪亮盔甲的骑士
People
who live in Britain needn't despair when they make mistakes like
this (and a lot of people do)!
口音重要的发音现象：鼻腔爆破 （nasal explosion）
[t] / [d] + [n]
Britain mutton certain
mountain didn’t student
despair of sb. 对某人绝望
despair of (doing) sth. 对某（做）某事绝望
in despair 绝望地的做某事，做状语
He killed himself in despair.
I gave up in despair.
I got up early next morning hoping to find that the ants had
given up in despair.
With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the
mountain of despair a stone of hope.
“and a lot of people do” do后面省略：
... and a lot of people despair when they make mistakes like
this.
Fortunately
for them（状语）, the Bank of England has a team（句子主干）
called（过去词短语作后置定语修饰team） Mutilated Ladies which deals
with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their
dog（定语从句修饰people）.
deal with ...
na. 办理；对待；与…交涉；与…交易，既可指处理具体事情，也可指处理或解决具有抽象意义的问题。
四级听力：
She made a mistake by taking too few courses in the first
term.
The courses she took were too difficult for her.
She took too many courses during her first term.
She found it difficult to deal with college courses.
对话：
W: I had to deal with so many courses last term that I really had a
hard time.
M: I told you it would be better for you if you took fewer courses
during the first semester.
问题：
Q: What do we learn about the woman?
答案：
Answer: (C) She took too many courses during her first term.
attend to ... na. 照料(工作)
照顾；注意；处理
see to ... na. 注意；留心；当心；检查
handle ... vt. 处理
tackle … vt. 处理
cope with ... v. 对付；应付
处理；应对；解决
feed sth. to sb. 把某物喂给某人
feed sb. on sth. 把某物喂给某人
Well-fed, well-bred.
语法：zeugma 轭式修辞
一个动词与多个名词搭配，表示不同的含义。
Clothes that fit the man and the
times. 既合体又时尚
You’re free to execute your laws, and your
citizens, as you see fit.
Dogs, it seems, love to
chew up money!
正常一般语气：
It seems that dogs love to chew up money.
课文原文结合上下文，突出主次Dogs，it seems 降为插入语
突出主次对比
Many of us believe that economic development is of paramount
importance to China.
Economic development, many of us believe, is of
paramount importance to China.
A
recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiance, John, runs a successful
furniture business.
concern ... 有关于，（更正式，更适合书面语）
be about ... 有关于
A recent case is about Jane Butlin
…
To whom it may concern,
One case concerns an eleven-year-old
schoolgirl, Vera Petrova, who has normal vision but who can also
perceive things with different parts of her skin, and through solid
walls.
造句：最近一则新闻是有关于罗京,
中央电视台的一位著名播音员(newscaster), 因癌症而去世。
A recent piece of news concerns Luo Jing, a popular CCTV
newscaster, who died of cancer.
主动被动都表“与…相关”
concern …
be concerned with …
The book concerns music.
The book is concerned with
music.
a book concerning music
（做介词）
a book concerned with music
run: be in charge of (sth); 经营，管理
manage 经营，管理
John manages a successful furniture business.
John is in charge of a successful furniture business.
John
had a very good day and put his wallet
containing￡3,000 into the microwave oven for
safekeeping.
Then he and Jane went
horse-riding.
去做某事：
go fishing
go hunting
go camping
go bowling
go sight-seeing
go mountain-hiking
When
they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and
without realizing it, cooked her fiancé's wallet as
well.
介词短语引导原因状语：
... without knowing it, ...
... without being aware of it ...
Imagine
their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes
turned to ash!
dismay: both shocked and discouraged
既震惊又沮丧
表“变成”：
turn to / into ...
change into ...
become
turn
后面如果加名词做表语，只能加人的职务，身份，地位
imagine one’s … when …
想象一下当某个时候某人的某种表现
John
went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the
money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the
Mutilated Ladies!
语法：continuative clause 接续性分句：
用定语从句代替其他句子有个条件，上面半句的末尾必须是下面半句句子中的一个成分，定语从句有的时候是并列句，有的时候甚至是各种状语从句。
John went to see his bank manager and the manager sent the
remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of
England in Newcastle: the Mutilated Ladies!
——>He violently beat the boy who later died from his
injuries.
We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the Near
East, where people first learned to write.
We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the
Near East, because people first learned to write
there.
Don’t sit on the chair because it has a broken
leg.
Don’t sit on the chair which has a broken
leg.
I have to be very careful not to offend the manager
because he could give me the sack at any time.
I have to be very careful not to offend the manager who could
give me the sack at any time.
History books never mention those people although
they really helped civilization forward.
History books never mention those people
who really helped civilization forward.
They
examined the remains and John got all his money back.
So
long as there’s something to identify, we will give people their money
back,' said a spokeswoman for the Bank. ‘Last year, we paid ￡1.5
million on 21,000 claims.‘
表“只要”引导条件状语从句
as / so long as …
provided / providing (that) …
这两个可以直接当连词，不一定加that
on condition (that) …
You'll be quite safe as long as you
follow my instructions.
He can come with us, provided / providing
(that) he pays for his own meals.
I'll lend you the money on condition
(that) you pay it back within three weeks.
only if … 表“只有”引导条件状语从句
she will go only if he goes.
Only if he goes will she go.
（注意部分倒装）
This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case
of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the
Ellesmere Corporation. 公司前加for
突出说话内容，“某人说“放中间
"I'm trying to repair the bell," answered
Bill. " I've been coming up here night after night for
weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise."
"You certainly did give me a surprise!” said the
vicar. “You've probably woken up everyone in the village as
well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again. "
总结：如何写出优秀的解释说明类文章(exposition)
1、语言生动活泼，充满趣味性。
2、用词准确清晰，避免模棱两可。
3、抽象说明与具体例证相结合。
本文脉络（经典的解释说明类文章）:
第一段：三个设问句引起读者兴趣并引入主题：残钞鉴别组，并确切地说明其作用。语言充满趣味性。
第二段：给出具体例证。描述清晰，语言风趣，句式多变。